Tonica terasella

Tonica terasella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Tonica
Species:	T. terasella
Binomial name
	Tonica terasella; Walker, 1864
Synonyms
	Tonica teratellaMeyrick, 1922;

Last updated November 24, 2022

Tonica terasella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.^[1] It is found on Borneo.^[2]

Adults are testaceous cinereous, the forewings thinly and minutely speckled with brown. There are two minute brown streaks near the base and a few minute tufts of oblique scales.^[3]

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Tonica terasella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 18, 2018.
↑ Savela, Markku. "Tonica terasella Walker, 1864". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
↑ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 788 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[nhm-1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Tonica terasella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 18, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Tonica terasella Walker, 1864". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

[3] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 788 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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